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National Parks

What do our parks mean to you?

In March 2000, following recommendations by a federal panel, Heritage Minister Sheila Copps vowed to preserve the ecological integrity of our national parks by putting the environment before development. We want to track that commitment to assess the health of our national parks on an ongoing basis.

But what we really want to know is what YOU think. Have you ever been to a national park? Should there be any development in parks, and if so, how much is too much? Tell us about your experiences in our national parks, about your expectations when visiting them and about what you think we should be doing to ensure these special places are preserved for future generations.

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Mike Brant Submitted: Tuesday, March 20, 2007	Hi my name is Mike an Iam a student at Mohawk College in Brantford. I have lived here for 5 yrs. I would like to know why we are just now making an effort to conserving our national parks. I have talked to elders and people of almost every age group older then me, I'm 22. I have been told there has been talk of cleaning up our environment for the past 50-100 years. If we have come to realize that our national parks need to be conserved and that animals are becoming exstinct or endangered because of the things we have done already (at that time, ie; 50 yrs ago) then i think we should have made efforts along time ago. Its common sense that if we are not diliberatly affecting an area but it is still being affected then we too will be affected if not bye our own doing then by someone elses. Its not only our national parks that need conserving now its the whole planet or just like the polar bear and other animals we to will become endangered or extinct. Yours Truly: Mike Brant
Joel Melcosky Submitted: Tuesday, January 17, 2006	Just in the news today. There is a 1.2 billion (no, not a mistake!!!) casino being developed on the shore of Clear Lake in Riding Mtn National Park. The casino will be located onindian reserve land in the park. Who goes to a National Park to gamble???? Is this preserving the ecological integrity of the park??? Is this putting the environment before development??? This was just anounced today so not much is known. It will be interesting to see the backlash that will result in the upcoming months. I, for one, am flabberghasted!!
McKinzie Submitted: Tuesday, April 20, 2004	hello all- I recently visited the Grand Canyon... and what a sight it was. I was in awe the entire time I was there. It is hard for me to understand how some people don't comprehend the beauty that is with in our own borderlines. Well the gorgeous view I had every where I turned was quickly detered by the all the cigarette butts and other litter on the trails in the park. I am disgusted when I see this not only in everyday places, but in a national park! Do people have no respect at all... Also I camped out around Long Jim Loop and the camp site I was at was loaded with reminants from previous campers. It hurt my eyes to see how much garbage was left behind... My beother and his friend and I picked up the garbage which filled 2 gargbage bags. I know that wont prevent it from happenoing again bu if people can take the iniitive and clean up maybe more people will catch on.....here's hoping for a cleaner world.
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Amy Wiebe Submitted: Tuesday, March 30, 2004	My family and I went one summer to Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba. We spent two weeks camping at Clear Lake and hated the beach there. There was so much seaweed and goo on the bottom that we could not stand swimming in it. The Lake also had terrible swimmer's gitch- that is swimmer's itch. My brother got it really bad, but that's another story. So what is Clear Lake doing about the terrible pollution in the Lake? Finally they have started to control the pollution, but it is easier to prevent than clean it up later. I expect maybe too much of Canada's National Parks. I want the water to be clean and free of pollution and good facillities. I also hate motorboats and ski-doos. There is just something about their sound (not to mention there pollution) that wrecks the beautiful scenery for me. So what can be done to preserve our precious environment? Well, I believe that all small Lakes within guidelines should be declared motorized watercraft free. Only canoes, kayaks and such should be allowed. Sure, it might bring down the amount of people visiting the park, but hey, who needs more people anyways? Those who want to boat can go to the bigger lakes. No fear boaters, this will probably not become reality because Canada does not have enough money to enforce this and besides who will listen to a puny little 14 year- old like me?
charlotte karduck Submitted: Monday, March 01, 2004	hi I was in Canada for 5 months for an exchange. I am from Germany and I loved the landscape. Now I have to write a work about a year in school and I want to write about the national parks in Canada but is it really hard to find stuff about this topic in Germany if someone has a good idea how I could get good material please say it thanks. charlotte
Elizabeth Wakefield Submitted: Wednesday, October 01, 2003	National Parks in Canada are in great danger of being destroyed. Canadians and tourists can solve this problem if they are aware of the solutions available to help save the park. Canadians should become more aware of the parks conditions and become an active citizen and undo the damage done to the parks in the past to return them back to the wildlife, in which they belong to. They will be able to save the parks and the wildlife living within the parks if they create buffer zones to put a restriction on the closeness of buildings around Canada’s National parks. Management teams of the National parks should limit the number of tourists allowed in the park at one time to try to slowly bring back those animals who are becoming extinct in the national parks such as wolves, moose and grizzly bears. We as Canadians can also install information centers across Canada that will make Canadians more aware of the growing need for care and attention to the National Parks in Canada and will hopefully make more Canadians willing to help preserve the parks now and for the future. In conclusion we as Canadians should have more pride and respect for the National Parks in Canada to ensure they stay safe and out of harms way for generations to come. Elizabeth Wakefield